Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22

Texas, to the chair, Cannon, of Hi
nOis, offered s. resolution declaring that
the following named gentlemen shall
constitute the committee on elections:
Crisp, chairman; O'Ferral, Cultivate,
Barry, Maisb, Heard, Johnson North
Carolina), O'Neill Qndisna), Moore, Row.
ELL Houk, Cooper, Lyman, johnson On
diana) and Lodge. The resolution was
unanimously adopted, and the speaker
resumed the chair, which he had vacated,
and directed that all papers in the vari-
Gus contested election cases be referred
to the committee just elected. The
house then adjourned until Friday.
WEDNESDAY,. DEC. II.
Senate.-The committee on privileges
and elections presented report this
morning and resolution in the West
Virginia case, declaring that Charles f.
Faulkner had been duly elected senator
and Is entitled to seat in the senate.
The resolution was adopted by a viva
voce vote, and the oath OF Office was
thereup0n administered to Faulkner.
Hoar then named Faulkner to the COM
mittee on claims, the District of Column
bia. mines and mining and pensions.
his nomination was agreed to. The
committee on rules reported an amend
ment to the thirty first rule. That rule
provides that where an adverse report is
made on claim and the report is agreed
to, it shall not be In order to move to
take the papers from the file for the pur-
pose of referring them at subsequent
session, unless the petition states that
new evidence has been discovered and
gives the substance Of it. The amend
ment adds TO the rule a clause that in
cases where there is no adverse report, it
shall be tho duty of the secretary OF the
senate 10 transmit all the papers to the
committee IN which such claims are pend
ing. The report was agreed to. Among
the bills introduced and referred were
the following: To incorporate the Wash
lngton Suburban Railroad com pany of
the District of Columbia. To protect in
nOcent purchasers of patented articles.
1t makes 1t valid defense against &C
tlons for lnfringen ent that the article
was bought for use or consum ption, not
for sale and in good faith and in the
usual course of trade, and provides that
all patents shall be subject to purchase
by the government for general use at
reasonable valuation. Platt moved that
the last bill De referred to the committee
on patents, which heretofore had had the
question under consideration, and not to
the judiciary committee, DIS proposed by
Its author. After some debate vote was
taken and the motion to refer to the com
mlttee on patents prevailed. The senate
then took up the bill introduced by Morrill,
to regulate immigration and was address
ed by that senator in ex PLANTATION and ad-
vocacy of the bill. At the conclusion of
Morrill's speech the bill was referred to
the committee on foreign relations, and
then, at 2:40, on motion of Edmonds, the
senate proceeded to the consideration of
executive business.
THURSDAY, Dec. Is.
Se110te-Among the papers laid before
the senate today was a communication
from the Italian residents Of Washing
ton, proposing to present to the United
States a marble bust of Garibaldi. 1t
was referred to the committee on library.
The resolution offered some days ago
by Plumb to have investigated the patent
issued to Magnus Swenson last October
in connection with the manufacture of
sugar from sorghum, was taken up and
after some debate adopted. The point is
that Swenson was an empioye of the ag-
ricultural department while making ex-
periments out of which the patent re-
suited. The attorney general is directed
to investigate the patent and if invalid
and suit can be maintained in the name
of the United States to commence such
suit promptly to have the patent can
celled or its use by Swenson Or others
claiming under him, perpetually enjoined.
IhG following bills were introduced by
Call and referred 10 the committee on in
terstate commerce: To prohibit United
States judges and courts from authoriz-
Ing the borrowing Of money by railroads
and other corporations beyond the
of their annual net income, and
to prohibit the appointment of such re-
ceiVers without evidence of the financial
condition of the company. After the in
PRODUCTION of a number of bills the SEN
atef took up the bill introduced by Stew
ant last Monday to provide for the issue
of coin certificates to circulate as money
and was addressed by that senator in
support of the bill which was referred to
the committee On finances. Sen. Hoar
several bills, relating to Alas
kan affairs. One of these provides for
facilitating settlement; another for en-
railroad construction, and
third for cable connection with Alaska.
Sen. Sawyer gave notice that on Mon
slider the appointment of committee on
postal telegraph. The senate then went
into executive session and adjourned
soon after until Monday.